Reprove
[rɪ'pruːv] or [rɪ'pruv]
Definition
(v. t.) To convince.
(v. t.) To disprove; to refute.
(v. t.) To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure.
(v. t.) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Censure (calmly, or without passion), lecture, blame, reprehend, reprimand, chide, REBUKE, upbraid, scold, admonish, find fault with, remonstrate with, expostulate with, BLOW UP.
Typist: Martha
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See RAPID]
Typist: Ludwig
Examples
- He would reprove you for speaking with exaggeration. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Cousin Augustine, said Miss Ophelia, seriously, and laying down her knitting-work, I suppose I deserve that you should reprove my short-comings. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But, then, my conduct is so inconsistent with my profession, I don't wonder you reprove me. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I am going, sir,' said Bella, looking at him as if he had reproved her, 'to see them tomorrow. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She felt reproved. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It was just what Archer's eldest son, the pride of his life, was doing; and nobody wondered or reproved. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Never mind him, my dear,' said the Jew, winking at Mr. Dawkins, and giving Master Bates a reproving tap with the nozzle of the bellows. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He never reproves and reproves, as girls' governesses do. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Yale